It has asymmetrical and irregular massing typical of the Queen Anne period, with a tower at the northeast corner topped by a bell-shaped roof.

A porch extends across most of the front (eastern) facade, with a shed roof, gable above the stairs, and turned posts connected by a balustrade and a delicate wooden screen at the top.

John Philbrook, the buyer, was a native of Shelburne, New Hampshire who attended Bethel's Gould Academy.

He began his career in farming and lumber, and eventually became a merchant, and served several terms in the Maine State Senate and as a county commissioner.

Left vacant for a number of years following Philbrook's death, the home was purchased by a local car dealer in 1938.